Low back pain is an ailment that affects most people at least once in their lives. Using the latest low back pain guidelines from the American Pain Society (APS) and the American College of Physicians (ACP) as a key reference, this visual and textual overview of the condition explains:

Types of low back pain

Causes and risk factors

Signs and symptoms

Treatment and management

Prevention techniques

This chart illustrates:

A human figure (posterior view) with pain radiating into the leg and numbness and tingling in the leg